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Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Aftermath of Cologne Assaults, China’s Stock-Market Turmoil, Saudi-Iran Tensions
German officials vowed to hold perpetrators of a string of attacks accountable, fears about the health of the world’s largest economy abounded, relations between two Middle Eastern nations continued to deteriorate, and more.
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Kim Hong-ji / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: North Korea’s Bomb Claim, Cologne and Sexual Assault, Alabama and Gay Marriage
One nation may or may not have detonated a hydrogen bomb, German officials were mocked for their response to sex crimes, state judges were barred from issuing same-sex marriage licenses, and more.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Obama and Gun Violence, Sexual Assaults in Cologne, Standoff in Oregon
The president announced new measures intended to tighten gun regulation, German officials searched for suspects in unprecedented sex crimes, armed protesters continued to occupy a wildlife refuge, and more.
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Thaier Al-Sudani / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran, Bundys vs. the Feds, U.S. vs. Volkswagen
Several nations cut diplomatic ties with Iran over a Saudi execution, armed protesters continued their occupation of a federal building in Oregon, American prosecutors filed a lawsuit against a German automaker, and more.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Obama's Year in Review, Congress's Spending Bill, Sanders Campaign Drama
The president gave his final press conference of the year, lawmakers passed government funding legislation, the presidential candidate tangled with the Democratic National Committee, and more.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Obama and Terrorism, Criminal Charges in San Bernardino, ‘Pharma Bro’ Arrest
The president tried once more to assure a jittery public, federal prosecutors arrested a friend of one of the shooters in the deadly attack, a well-known pharmaceutical executive was charged with fraud, and more.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP The Atlantic Daily: Mistrial in Freddie Gray Case, Budget Deal in Congress, the Fed and Interest Rates
The jurors in the trial of a Baltimore police officer could not reach a verdict, congressional negotiators agreed on a spending bill, the central banking system in the U.S. announced a rate hike, and more.
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Jason Redmond / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Terror Threats and U.S. Schools, Fifth GOP Debate, Freddie Gray Trial
The nation’s second-largest public school system closed over a potential threat, nine Republicans readied themselves for another night in the spotlight, Baltimore jurors remained deadlocked, and more.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Obama’s ISIS Strategy, Bowe Bergdahl’s Fate, Trump vs. Cruz
The president met with his cabinet officials and national security advisers at the Pentagon, the Army ordered a sergeant accused of desertion to face a court-martial, the Republican presidential frontrunner lagged behind in a key state, and more.
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Sue Ogrocki / AP The Atlantic Daily: Oklahoma Cop’s Guilty Verdict, Refugees in Canada, Dow and DuPont Merger
Jurors reached a decision in the case of an officer accused of rape, Justin Trudeau welcomed Syrian asylum-seekers in Toronto, two companies became one, and more.
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Raad Adayleh / AP The Atlantic Daily: Canada and Syrian Refugees, U.S. and Gun Laws, Britain and Trump
The first of thousands of asylum-seekers traveled to Canadian cities, Connecticut’s governor announced a new firearms measure, Britons boycotted the U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner, and more.
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San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: San Bernardino Investigation, Trump and Netanyahu, ISIS and Ramadi
The FBI said the husband-and-wife team behind the California shooting was “radicalized” two years ago, two political figures readied themselves for a big meeting, the White House entertained the idea of sending more troops to Iraq, and more.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Donald Trump and Muslims, San Bernardino and Radicalization, Paris Climate Talks
The presidential candidate drew criticism for his latest policy proposal, investigators continued to probe the motives behind the mass shooting, nations considered a resolution on carbon emissions, and more.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Trump's Muslim Ban, Radicalization in San Bernardino, DOJ v. Chicago
The GOP frontrunner calls for a “total and complete shutdown,” more details emerge in last week’s California shooting, civil-rights investigators probe the Chicago Police Department, and more.
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Mike Blake / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Terrorism in San Bernardino, November Jobs Rise, Death of a Grunge Icon
The FBI announces a change in the California shooting investigation, the U.S. economy adds over 200,000 jobs, and rock star Scott Weiland passes away.
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Jonathan Alcorn / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: San Bernardino Suspects, Combat Jobs for Women, Pistorius Conviction
Police identified the shooters of a deadly rampage in California, the Pentagon made an historic announcement, an Olympic runner received a murder sentence, and more.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: San Bernardino Shooting, U.K. Vote on ISIS, Turkish President’s Promise
Gunmen opened fire at a social-services facility in California, the British Parliament debating bombing Islamic extremists in Syria, Turkey defended itself against Russian accusations, and more.
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Jim Young / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Firing of Chicago Police Chief, More U.S. Troops in Iraq, Juneau Mayor’s Death
Rahm Emanuel asked the head of the city’s police department to step down, the Defense Department announced a new deployment of special forces, the newly elected leader of Alaska’s capital died, and more.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Paris Climate Talks, Planned Parenthood Shooting, Turkey and Russia
World leaders met in the French capital to talk emissions, the suspect in a Colorado clinic shooting appeared in court, Turkish and Russian leaders continued to criticize each other, and more.
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Murad Sezer / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Fallout Between Russia and Turkey, Chicago Protests, Kunduz Hospital Strike
Moscow sharpened its response to Ankara in Syria, hundreds marched in protest of video footage of a fatal police shooting, U.S. officials revealed the reason a Doctors Without Borders hospital was bombed, and more.
